Cristian

Question 1

Small talk: the office / busy
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Answer 1

I can’t believe how busy/quiet we are today, can you?

Question 2

Small Talk: at a social event/food
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Answer 2

Have you had the food? What’s good?

Question 3

Small Talk: at a social event/personal
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Answer 3

Are you enjoying yourself?

Question 4

Small talk: out for a walk/weather
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Answer 4

Nice day to be outside, isn’t it?

Question 5

Small Talk: at the office/presentation
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Answer 5

What did you think of the presentation?

Question 6

Small talk: at a social event/drinks
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Answer 6

Care for another drink?
(You’re offering to get another drink for the person. We are usually referring to an alcoholic drink)

Question 7

Small talk: out for a walk/personal
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Answer 7

Are you from around here?

Question 8

Small Talk: at a social event/work
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Answer 8

What do you do for work?

Question 9

Small talk: at the office/weekend
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Answer 9

How was your weekend?

Question 10

Small Talk: out for a walk/personal
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Answer 10

Are you enjoying your walk?

Question 11

Small Talk: at the office/coffee
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Answer 11

You look like you could use a cup of coffee.
(offering to get a coffee)

Question 12

Small talk: at an event/host
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Answer 12

So, how do you know the host?
How do you know each other?

Question 13

Small talk: at a work event/personal
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Answer 13

What brought you here today?
(A way of asking why the person decided to come to the event)

Question 14

Small Talk: out for dinner/ menu
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Answer 14

Have you eaten here before? What would you recommend?

Question 15

Small talk: out for dinner/wine
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Answer 15

Have you tried this wine? What wine would you recommend?

Question 16

I hear they’re calling for _____________ all weekend.

Answer 16

thunderstorms/sun/rain

Question 17

Looking forward to _________________?

Answer 17

the weekend/the movie/the presentation

Question 18

So, how do you know ____________?

Answer 18

(someone’s name) ie: Richard

Question 19

What do you think of the new __________?

Answer 19

computers/office manager/CEO, etc

Question 20

I want a thin __________ pizza.

Answer 20

crust

Question 21

Small talk:
Care for another ____________?

Answer 21

drink/coffee/beer
(Would you like another drink?)

Question 22

I’m ________________ to the office soon.

Answer 22

heading

Question 23

Would you like to ___________ back soon?

Answer 23

head
(meaning to return to somewhere)

Question 24

He decided to ________ and _______ before the party.

Answer 24

shower and shave

Question 25

By the end of the day, his ________ ________ ________ started to show.

Answer 25

five o'clock shadow

Question 26

We need to drop off our ___________ before heading to the gate.

Answer 26

luggage

Question 27

After landing, you'll need to go through ____________.

Answer 27

immigration

Question 28

The company saw __________________ growth this year.

Answer 28

unprecedented

Question 29

Bolivia is a small, ________________ country.

Answer 29

landlocked

Question 30

The swimmer was caught in a powerful _________.

Answer 30

riptide